193
193
Feb 2, 2013
02/13
by
KQEH
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
that's what's at stake here for us. it's really not a question about whether people like president obama or whether he doesn't, whether they don't. and i frankly think that president obama has done great disservice to what his ideals were and why we elected him in the first place in 2008, which was around the questions of transparency and human rights. and that's the piece that we actually need to keep our eye in the next four years. >> you mentioned senator ron wyden a moment ago. he is on the senate select committee. he's allowed to know the legal rational that's being offered for targeted killing, as well as all the countries where the killing is where it's happening. but even he can't get answers. and he's promised to bring these issues up at john brennan's confirmation hearings for cia director coming pretty soon. what questions would you put to john brennan when he goes before the congress to testify on behalf of his nomination for director of the cia? >> i'm not going to quibble with them on the fact that they ar
that's what's at stake here for us. it's really not a question about whether people like president obama or whether he doesn't, whether they don't. and i frankly think that president obama has done great disservice to what his ideals were and why we elected him in the first place in 2008, which was around the questions of transparency and human rights. and that's the piece that we actually need to keep our eye in the next four years. >> you mentioned senator ron wyden a moment ago. he is...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
57
57
Feb 12, 2013
02/13
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 57
favorite 0
quote 0
and how they use the network is the use of the connect feature to send messages. her daughter can send messages to everybody in the network letting them know how she is doing. they used to the calendar to schedule appointments and organize rides. they use the shared tasks and goals to organize larger events. for example, when joe was released from the hospital, she was unable to get back into her home because she could not get up the stairs anymore. they used the network to build her a ramp on saturday afternoon. they use files to share information about her and a place where she keeps her personal information. she has advanced directives, medical records, and so on that is not accessible to everybody in the network, but some of the members. there are stories and photos, a place where people can celebrate today, how to share memories, have the good times that were the essence in the past and in the present. you might be asking yourself this question, if you are a facebook user, how is different from facebook. it is what we called open social networking, and it is
and how they use the network is the use of the connect feature to send messages. her daughter can send messages to everybody in the network letting them know how she is doing. they used to the calendar to schedule appointments and organize rides. they use the shared tasks and goals to organize larger events. for example, when joe was released from the hospital, she was unable to get back into her home because she could not get up the stairs anymore. they used the network to build her a ramp on...
82
82
Feb 9, 2013
02/13
by
KQEH
tv
eye 82
favorite 0
quote 0
they, like us, have families and dreams. while we are a nation that allows anyone to start anew, we are also a nation of laws, and that's what makes tackling the issue of immigration reform so difficult. a good place to start is with the kids. one of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. and it is time to provide an opportunity for legal residents and citizenship for those who are brought to this country as children and who know no other home. it's the right thing to do for our families, security, and for our economy. >> question is majority leader eric cantor, now the highest ranking republican leader to endorse a path to legal residency for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the u.s.? >> that's not what he said, john. he just said that he sim pa that i seed with the dreamers who were the children who were brought here by their parents through no fault of their own and to give them some legal residency. he didn't come out for a path
they, like us, have families and dreams. while we are a nation that allows anyone to start anew, we are also a nation of laws, and that's what makes tackling the issue of immigration reform so difficult. a good place to start is with the kids. one of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. and it is time to provide an opportunity for legal residents and citizenship for those who are brought to this country as...
595
595
Feb 9, 2013
02/13
by
KQEH
tv
eye 595
favorite 0
quote 0
>> us, all of us. what's happened is that these enormous telecommunications companies, comcast and time warner on the wired side, verizon and at&t on the wireless side, have divided up markets, put themselves in the position where they're subject to no competition and no oversight from any regulatory authority. and they're charging us a lot for internet access and giving us second class access. this is a lot like the electrification story from the beginning of the 20th century. initially electricity was viewed as a luxury. so when f.d.r. came in, 90% of farms didn't have electricity in america at the same time that kids in new york city were playing with electric toys. and f.d.r. understood how important it was for people all over america to have the dignity and self-respect and sort of cultural and social and economic connection of an electrical outlet in their home. so he made sure to take on the special interests that were controlling electricity then who had divided up markets and consolidated just
>> us, all of us. what's happened is that these enormous telecommunications companies, comcast and time warner on the wired side, verizon and at&t on the wireless side, have divided up markets, put themselves in the position where they're subject to no competition and no oversight from any regulatory authority. and they're charging us a lot for internet access and giving us second class access. this is a lot like the electrification story from the beginning of the 20th century....
94
94
Feb 21, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
they're using electric vehicles, they're using volts. and i think that's a really good way for state agencies and new staff to try out this technology, um, without necessarily buying the car. and we know that's also really the cheapest way to go, right? car sharing. if you can do car sharing with electric vehicles, you're saving a lot of money. this is a slide on the bloomington normal pilot that i mentioned. and finally, i just wanted to leave you guys with last week was the auto show in chicago, and there was someone organizing a race as a recreation of the first automobile race in 1895. and the first race was in chicago, it was 50 miles long, and it was to demonstrate that cars are a viable alternative to horses. and that they're a new technology and that, you know, that was where the future was going. and two cars made it, um, i think there was maybe 15 in the beginning. it took, like, eight hours to do 50 miles. [laughter] and so last week we recreated this race in chicago, and we recreated the route which was 50 miles, and we had a
they're using electric vehicles, they're using volts. and i think that's a really good way for state agencies and new staff to try out this technology, um, without necessarily buying the car. and we know that's also really the cheapest way to go, right? car sharing. if you can do car sharing with electric vehicles, you're saving a lot of money. this is a slide on the bloomington normal pilot that i mentioned. and finally, i just wanted to leave you guys with last week was the auto show in...
185
185
Feb 27, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 185
favorite 0
quote 0
and, you know, us ask them what we can do to help you do something about this and help us get some change here. so they were very nice and open to what we were say, and they listened to us, and very sympathetic for the circumstances that were at hand. >> carlee, when you were having the meetings today, did you get the sense they were going to do anything? honestly? >> honestly, i think that they're going to try. i feel like after listening to our stories and after seeing the pictures of our sibling, of one of the little boys in vicki's room, jesse, and just seeing the photos kind of made it real for them. and i think that after talking to us maybe it kind of sunk is in that something really does need to change, that it wasn't just a newtown family. there was other families there that were -- are asking for a change also. >> carlos matthew, you're still in high school? >> yes. >> one of the things being put up for a vet on thursday, i was talking with your senator about this is the idea of letting more -- more security resources for schools that want it. so if schools want more cops or mor
and, you know, us ask them what we can do to help you do something about this and help us get some change here. so they were very nice and open to what we were say, and they listened to us, and very sympathetic for the circumstances that were at hand. >> carlee, when you were having the meetings today, did you get the sense they were going to do anything? honestly? >> honestly, i think that they're going to try. i feel like after listening to our stories and after seeing the...
211
211
Feb 22, 2013
02/13
by
KRON
tv
eye 211
favorite 0
quote 0
she used to have clothes. she had so much energy, you know. >> kron4 news. >> a developing story tonight. the beginning of the end for what is easily the largest homeless encampment in the city of san jose. kron4 shows you where and why hundreds of illegal campers were getting the boot. >> the exact date has not been announced, but the latest word from san jose city hall is that sometime during the first week of march, the homeless people you see camped out here near the airport, directly beneath the flight path, will be asked to leave. they will be evicted and camp side here will be cleaned up. that means the 100 or so homeless people in some 70 tents and other makeshift shelters here will have to go. the coming action spurred by pressure from neighbors fed up with rising crime, trash, and unsanitary conditions fueled by fears the unprecedented grove of the camp may be the result of homeless people moving here from outside the region. >> cleanups are just part of an overall strategy to address a much larger p
she used to have clothes. she had so much energy, you know. >> kron4 news. >> a developing story tonight. the beginning of the end for what is easily the largest homeless encampment in the city of san jose. kron4 shows you where and why hundreds of illegal campers were getting the boot. >> the exact date has not been announced, but the latest word from san jose city hall is that sometime during the first week of march, the homeless people you see camped out here near the...
162
162
Feb 20, 2013
02/13
by
KRON
tv
eye 162
favorite 0
quote 0
let us take a look at the temperatures for tomorrow. mainly in the 30's. san francisco, 42 degrees but take a look at napa. 29 degrees. 30 in vallejo, 30's in livermore. low 30's in the south bay a chilly start. and a lot more mild and what we saw today. 40's, tomorrow, 50s for the inland valleys. upper 50s with a bit cooler in some areas, daly city and half moon bay. as for the sierras? the chance for a lingering flurries but the rest will stay largely dry. thursday, friday, the slight chance of snowfall. an additional couple of inches. certainly, some images of accumulation. your local extended forecast with dry weather for the rest of the work week. the chance of rainfall returns on saturday. www.snowbomb.com snowfall totals have not been recorded but just last 24 hours. there are four new inches at lake syrup at lake tahoe leaked sierra lake tahoe check it out on www.snowbomb.com >> gary: with some progress. with the utah jazz, missing that 3-pointer. and before you know it, just one more time. the warriors, or earlier in the second half cut that lead
let us take a look at the temperatures for tomorrow. mainly in the 30's. san francisco, 42 degrees but take a look at napa. 29 degrees. 30 in vallejo, 30's in livermore. low 30's in the south bay a chilly start. and a lot more mild and what we saw today. 40's, tomorrow, 50s for the inland valleys. upper 50s with a bit cooler in some areas, daly city and half moon bay. as for the sierras? the chance for a lingering flurries but the rest will stay largely dry. thursday, friday, the slight chance...
69
69
tv
eye 69
favorite 0
quote 0
joining us is dr. lawrence, senior vice president of research for the national association of realtors. good to have you with us. >> good evening. lou: this market looks like it's really recovering. give us a sense, as best you can, how strong it is nationwide. >> well, the strength of the recovery is much stronger than many people anticipated, and we are basically seeing the housing start up roughly 25% from one year before, and i think that for 203, it could be a bigger increase because we are encountering some housing shortage. home sales running roughly 10% higher from one year before, and the inventor level came down to a 13-year low level, and because of the low draw down in inventory, one is seeing a consistent price increases, and these price increases have added $1 trillion to household wealth who are homeowners. lou: well, adding a trillion dollars, we still got a ways to go in this market to get us back to, well, pre-2008 levels. the idea that this -- that we're seeing this resurgence though
joining us is dr. lawrence, senior vice president of research for the national association of realtors. good to have you with us. >> good evening. lou: this market looks like it's really recovering. give us a sense, as best you can, how strong it is nationwide. >> well, the strength of the recovery is much stronger than many people anticipated, and we are basically seeing the housing start up roughly 25% from one year before, and i think that for 203, it could be a bigger increase...
751
751
Feb 6, 2013
02/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 751
favorite 0
quote 0
he joins us now. he is also a stand up comedian, by the way with a comedy group called comedy kaleidoscope. here's the really interesting part of the story, you pulled a gun on the guy. >> yes. >> tell me why you had the gun in the first place. >> i've always carried a gun because these things have been happening since i was a child. i was promised that if something like this happened, i would try to stop it. problem was the word try but yeah, i mean, i remember hearing about the oh, gosh, now i'm drawing a blink on the lady in new york. >> cenk: genevieve. >> yes, raped and murdered outside her apartment and people wouldn't call the police. i remember third grade there was a restaurant in texas that was shot up, and there was a sheriff there that she said that she just didn't have her gun. she wished she had her gun. because of that, i always vowed you know, when i was 21, get a handgun, carry it anywhere that i could legally. here i am in california and i don't have my handgun and while that didn't
he joins us now. he is also a stand up comedian, by the way with a comedy group called comedy kaleidoscope. here's the really interesting part of the story, you pulled a gun on the guy. >> yes. >> tell me why you had the gun in the first place. >> i've always carried a gun because these things have been happening since i was a child. i was promised that if something like this happened, i would try to stop it. problem was the word try but yeah, i mean, i remember hearing about...
92
92
Feb 17, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 92
favorite 0
quote 0
every one of us is so great the american teachers who taught us. so why couldn't we give colleges and schools instead of wasting billions and billions in wars which in the end resulted in iran hitting us. >> host: you write bat recent survey of american and afghan soldiers. this is how the afghans view the americans. they always shout and yell and they are crazy. u.s. soldiers swear at us constantly, saying f.-u, their arrogance sickenes us. they don't care about civilian casualties. they pee all over, right in front of civilians, including females. >> guest: peter, quote what the american soldiers said. >> host: this is what the americans thought of the afghan forces. they are turds. i we're better off without them. i don't trust locals. i would never like to admit that iraqis are smarter but they're einsteins compared to afghans. these guys only seem to care about their own tribes. >> guest: back to the tribes. they're right. so, you see how interesting. this is an american survey conducted in washington. and this gives us an insight into two all
every one of us is so great the american teachers who taught us. so why couldn't we give colleges and schools instead of wasting billions and billions in wars which in the end resulted in iran hitting us. >> host: you write bat recent survey of american and afghan soldiers. this is how the afghans view the americans. they always shout and yell and they are crazy. u.s. soldiers swear at us constantly, saying f.-u, their arrogance sickenes us. they don't care about civilian casualties. they...
137
137
Feb 19, 2013
02/13
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 137
favorite 0
quote 0
janice dean watching for us. thank you. >>> one woman accused of the stastabbing, shooting, and slitg the throat of her exboyfriend on the stand today. she said the man she admittedly killed often threateddened her when she didn't do exactly what he wanted. does the jury buy the self defense case of a woman who stabbed a man to death 27 times? that's coming up. [ male announcer ] ah... retirement. sit back, relax, pull out the paper and what? another article that says investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! seriously? seriously. you don't believe it? search it. "401(k) hidden fees." then go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. we have every type of retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. why? because we're not your typical wall street firm that's why. so you keep more of your money. e-trade. less for us. more for you. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or
janice dean watching for us. thank you. >>> one woman accused of the stastabbing, shooting, and slitg the throat of her exboyfriend on the stand today. she said the man she admittedly killed often threateddened her when she didn't do exactly what he wanted. does the jury buy the self defense case of a woman who stabbed a man to death 27 times? that's coming up. [ male announcer ] ah... retirement. sit back, relax, pull out the paper and what? another article that says investors could...
89
89
Feb 19, 2013
02/13
by
LINKTV
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
peasants used to clean food all the time. these people are picking a perfectly good cabbages and other vegetables that have been deemed. not good deemed that means not good enough for the supermarket standards on size and cosmetic appearance. they will be sold to cattle or plowed back into the ground. supermarkets all over the developed world and go away vast amounts of high-quality fresh food in the interest of keeping up profits. it is something to bear in mind at a time when europe has become meat beingout horse passed off as beef in ready-made meals. ithere's plenty of food. the demands of capitalism and the market mean retailers would rather go away food and give it away. this is not just a european problem. some of these people are from latin american countries if where they say the rain forest is being destroyed to make way for farmland or a farm land is needed to satisfy western demand for food and its cosmetic appearance. >> there's displacements of communities appearing. -- occurring, and there is the amount of emis
peasants used to clean food all the time. these people are picking a perfectly good cabbages and other vegetables that have been deemed. not good deemed that means not good enough for the supermarket standards on size and cosmetic appearance. they will be sold to cattle or plowed back into the ground. supermarkets all over the developed world and go away vast amounts of high-quality fresh food in the interest of keeping up profits. it is something to bear in mind at a time when europe has...
104
104
Feb 28, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 104
favorite 0
quote 0
beat us with nightsticks and trampled us with horses. i was hit on the head and suffered a concussion on the bridge. 17 of us went to the hospital on that day, the good samaritan hospital in downtown selma. just eight days later, president lyndon johnson introduced the voting rights act, and later, on august 6th, 1965, he signed that act into law. >> that was congressman john lewis, democrat of georgia who led the march on the edmund pettus bridge in selma that day in 1965. he was speaking about that experience today on the steps of the supreme court. as the conservative majority on the court seemed to indicate a willingness to at least considering dismantling the pilars of the voting rights act first passed in 1965 in the aftermath of that violent day in selma. congressman john lewis, it's such an honor to have you here. >> thank you so much for having me here. i'm honored to be here. >> that is crazy, because it is intimidating to talk about this history knowing that you are here, able to tell it yourself. and when we are thinking abou
beat us with nightsticks and trampled us with horses. i was hit on the head and suffered a concussion on the bridge. 17 of us went to the hospital on that day, the good samaritan hospital in downtown selma. just eight days later, president lyndon johnson introduced the voting rights act, and later, on august 6th, 1965, he signed that act into law. >> that was congressman john lewis, democrat of georgia who led the march on the edmund pettus bridge in selma that day in 1965. he was...
83
83
Feb 28, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 83
favorite 0
quote 0
as those of us who were here -- which all of us all take for, those of us who are here -- are we to believe that everybody on this list was responsible for the 9/11 attack? is that the rationale? >> all four of us agree with you. the 2001 aumf, which is only 60 words long about -- long, is now very long in the tooth. the extreme government solution would be for congress to work with the executive branch to revise that aumf. it is completely unclear about who it covers and where it covers it. >> it is as unclear as you suggest. this is a limitation. there were big arguments about it. there was a priory draft that was much more expensive and it was -- there was a prior draft which was much more expansive, and it was narrowed. the president has the right to keep his legal advice confidential. that is a longstanding principle. questions are raised as to whether the executive is complying with the law. if he feels he is, it was be -- would be a positive thing for the administration to share that legal theory with this committee and with the american people, who i think have dallas that a
as those of us who were here -- which all of us all take for, those of us who are here -- are we to believe that everybody on this list was responsible for the 9/11 attack? is that the rationale? >> all four of us agree with you. the 2001 aumf, which is only 60 words long about -- long, is now very long in the tooth. the extreme government solution would be for congress to work with the executive branch to revise that aumf. it is completely unclear about who it covers and where it covers...
352
352
Feb 9, 2013
02/13
by
WETA
tv
eye 352
favorite 0
quote 0
gwen: when is it ok to use u.s. drones to kill americans? and when does congress get to know about it? >> if the executive branch makes a mistake and kills the wrong person or a group of the wrong people, how should the government acknowledge that? gwen: closer to home, did the folks who issue credit ratings make the mortgage crisis worse? the justice department says yes. >> we believe that s&p played a significant role in helping to bring our economy to the brink of collapse. gwen: and on politics, republicans and democrats map out the future. >> it's important not to read too much into any particular political victory, because this country is big, it is diverse, it is contentious, and we don't have a monopoly on wisdom. >> to uphold this legacy of those who have come before us, washington will need to make some choices. and in a divided government, these choices are often tough. gwen: covering the week, carrie johnson of nph, pete williams of nbc news, alexis simendinger of real clear politics, and beth reinhard of "national journal." >> a
gwen: when is it ok to use u.s. drones to kill americans? and when does congress get to know about it? >> if the executive branch makes a mistake and kills the wrong person or a group of the wrong people, how should the government acknowledge that? gwen: closer to home, did the folks who issue credit ratings make the mortgage crisis worse? the justice department says yes. >> we believe that s&p played a significant role in helping to bring our economy to the brink of collapse....
181
181
Feb 9, 2013
02/13
by
KQED
tv
eye 181
favorite 0
quote 0
to work against or with congress by using campaign techniques. we are seeing him talk about, you know, there may be divisions you may not like, but stick together, if we stick together, we will prosper politically, we will prosper in our legislative agenda. one of the things he is taking away from the campaign is campaign results have consequences. we know that the american people, the majority, are supporting my agenda, immigration, certain elements of gun control, my fiscal and economic issues. he may talk about political reform or environmental issues, climate change coming up, for instance, in the state of the union address. he is going around the country. he is campaigning, much as we saw in 2012, prying to put the squeeze on the republicans in the house specifically to try to work with the senate to get legislation and box them in to try to get what he wants this year. it's very important that we talk about this year. he knows he has one year. gwen: beth, the greatest advantage for the democrats as opposed to the republicans they have a ver
to work against or with congress by using campaign techniques. we are seeing him talk about, you know, there may be divisions you may not like, but stick together, if we stick together, we will prosper politically, we will prosper in our legislative agenda. one of the things he is taking away from the campaign is campaign results have consequences. we know that the american people, the majority, are supporting my agenda, immigration, certain elements of gun control, my fiscal and economic...
140
140
Feb 5, 2013
02/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
on us or allies. we will have no leg to stand on legal or otherwise. >> that's not true. that's not true at all. al qaeda attacked this nation. we are attacking al qaeda back. there's no -- >> a 16-year-old was not in al qaeda. >> hold on. but the difference is -- >> 700 innocent children were not in al qaeda, toure. that's what's happening. >> it needs to be codified because if we don't -- there needs to be a standard because if we have no standards for otherwises to articulate, when another country wants to use it against us, we don't have an ability to say, well -- there has to be some sort of international protocol how to handle this. >> no matter who's running the administration, yeah. >> all right. >>> up next, the president out this afternoon pushing once again for a grand bargain. yeah, that's out and howard fineman will join us in the guest spot as "the cycle" rolls on for tuesday, february 5th. in honor of new york getting the first country station since 1996, nash 94.7, i'll be offering a d
on us or allies. we will have no leg to stand on legal or otherwise. >> that's not true. that's not true at all. al qaeda attacked this nation. we are attacking al qaeda back. there's no -- >> a 16-year-old was not in al qaeda. >> hold on. but the difference is -- >> 700 innocent children were not in al qaeda, toure. that's what's happening. >> it needs to be codified because if we don't -- there needs to be a standard because if we have no standards for otherwises...
83
83
Feb 2, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 83
favorite 0
quote 0
nobody liked us, but they don't like us now either. but our actual power in the region was at an historic high water mark. they were collapsing from iraq to afghanistan. many situations just taking a pass on actively and syria being the number one. the other engagement involvement that we did pursue libya is not to recommend nation. i'm not sure the assad regime is going to lose. the ray nance will help the regime last a lot time. the russians and chinese will defend them internationally if not resupply them and at some point they'll go up, not down. you have a middle east where the u.s. has increased and blocks contending for power. the arabian, steering with great power sponsorship from russia and china in the sunni increasing phalluses part of the region which will maintain some sort of alliance with united case, but not one that will be able to direct as we have up to 2008. so this could turn into some name, a really ugly very rapidly. >> that's only if you think 80,000 people dead is not ugly. yes, sir. adding a mac >> foreign-pol
nobody liked us, but they don't like us now either. but our actual power in the region was at an historic high water mark. they were collapsing from iraq to afghanistan. many situations just taking a pass on actively and syria being the number one. the other engagement involvement that we did pursue libya is not to recommend nation. i'm not sure the assad regime is going to lose. the ray nance will help the regime last a lot time. the russians and chinese will defend them internationally if not...
149
149
Feb 5, 2013
02/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
would you leave us the hell alone? go after the nut jobs, go after the murderers, because i don't know any. we need to lock up the bad guys and when people show dangerous, murderous intent, which everyone one of these mass murderers showed -- all their neighbors, their family, their teachers, their fellow students, they all knew they were crazy but, piers, we didn't stop them because we're worried about hurting their feelings. we have a mad man problem in america where they're running around. we have a felony recidivism problem in america. let's focus on that and leave the rest of us alone. >> i won't leave you alone because there's a debate that needs to be had. >> you're the perfect poster boy that needs to stand up for thing that is make no sense at all to common people. >> which of president obama's 35 ideas for curbing gun violence in america you would support. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone t
would you leave us the hell alone? go after the nut jobs, go after the murderers, because i don't know any. we need to lock up the bad guys and when people show dangerous, murderous intent, which everyone one of these mass murderers showed -- all their neighbors, their family, their teachers, their fellow students, they all knew they were crazy but, piers, we didn't stop them because we're worried about hurting their feelings. we have a mad man problem in america where they're running around....
72
72
Feb 10, 2013
02/13
by
WUSA
tv
eye 72
favorite 0
quote 0
they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates international law do you think, pat buchanan? >> i don't think they l. if they do, john, it doesn't make any difference. but we really ought to be concerned about these d
they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked...